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Indian Air Force

In research, Indian Air Force stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,144 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,357 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,319
of 28,054 · #31,852 all time
Rank in India
#1,548
of 1,840
Research works
386
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Indian Air Force known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #16,144 of 20,462 4.6%136
Physical SciencesDomain #20,357 of 21,541 7.8%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Air Force sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.99× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.68× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.96× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Indian Air Force?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Peer Review, Epidemiology, Injuries, Emergency Responders, Firefighters, COVID-19, Occupational Safety and Open Access.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 1.75×30 topics
  2. COVID-195▲ 3.0×11 topics
  3. Machine Learning4◆ 1.10×19 topics
  4. Peer Review4▲ 118×3 topics
  5. Public Health4▲ 2.1×11 topics
  6. Injuries3▲ 90×2 topics
  7. Big Data3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  8. Emergency Responders3▲ 147×1 topic
  9. Firefighters3▲ 147×1 topic
  10. Occupational Safety3▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Open Access3▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Research Dissemination3▲ 125×2 topics
  13. Scholarly Communication3▲ 90×2 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management3▲ 2.4×4 topics
  15. Mortality2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  16. Analytics2▲ 21×1 topic
  17. Business Intelligence2▲ 21×1 topic
  18. Immunotherapy2▲ 2.7×3 topics
  19. Microgravity2▲ 94×1 topic
  20. Radiation Therapy2▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Spaceflight2▲ 94×1 topic
  22. BAP1 mutations2▲ 101×1 topic
  23. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma2▲ 101×1 topic
  24. Computer Vision Syndrome2▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Musculoskeletal Symptoms2▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Risk Perception2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  27. Injury Severity2▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Neural Network2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  29. Circadian Rhythms2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Cognitive Performance2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Collision Avoidance2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  32. Conflict2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  33. Psychopathology2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Safety Climate2▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Safety Culture2▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Violence2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  37. Science Communication1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Academic Writing1▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Control Strategies1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Disability1▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Indian Air Force publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Health and Performance, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Spaceflight effects on biology and Occupational and environmental lung diseases.

Occupational Health and …3Occupational Health and Performance: 3 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…2Big Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on b…2Spaceflight effects on biology: 2 fractional worksOccupational and environ…2Occupational and environmental lung diseases: 2 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and …1Academic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksAcademic Writing and Publishing: 1 fractional worksPublishing and Scholarly…1Publishing and Scholarly Communication: 1 fractional works
Occupational TherapyManagement Information SystemsPhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 3 works
  2. 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  9. 9 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 Publishing and Scholarly Communication History and Philosophy of Science 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available59.4%not open40.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Air Force's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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